Do you ever......

[Jester560]

Buy a gun, trick it out just the way you want it, lose interest and sell it?







I just recently bought my first AR15. I have it exactly how I think I want it and now am over it all together. It is just not my thing.

 

[F Class John]

Sometimes it's about the journey, not the destination....
I've been there plenty of times.

 

[Gary in MD]

I know for sure that I’ve sold a few that I’d like to have back…

 

[Rset]

Been there, done that
The important thing in my opinion is a great AR-15 is always a great addition. More than one or two, may become redundant.

 

[vonb]

Interests come and go....and come back around.

 

[K22]

The last time I shot an AR-15 was over 50 years ago in the Army. It's a good combat rifle, easier to train troops with than the M14 and I've seen some at the local range with match barrels that shoot as good if not better than my custom bolt rifles.

I have nothing against them, it's just not my "cup of tea." The only negative comment I have is not against the rifle but against the shooters that shoot 20+ rounds at a time with flash suppressors making a hell of lot of noise. It's kind of hard for me to engage in precision shooting with someone alongside of you spraying brass at you and making so much noise.

As far as selling guns, oh I've bought and sold my fair share and at times I regretted most of the ones I let go. Now in the winter of my shooting career, I'm comfortable with my current firearms since they meet my needs quite adequately. As the old saying goes, "one spends the first half of one's life accumulating things then the second half trying to get rid of them."

 

[Adam in WI]

Buy a gun, trick it out just the way you want it, lose interest and sell it?







I just recently bought my first AR15. I have it exactly how I think I want it and now am over it all together. It is just not my thing.

Yup. Then miss it, get another, trick it out again, sell, repeat. I'm on the 3rd cycle with just ARs...

 

[Rem06]

eat drink repeat

 

[clowdis]

Cheaper than cars!

 

[Ranger188]

It's more about your personality.
Some have their first rifle or pistol and keep everything they buy.
Others buy something shoot it then sell it.
What ever works for you.

 

[Bill Norris]

Went thru the AR-15 and AR-10 thing some years back. Even had Robert Whitley build me the 6mmAR that shot exceptionally well accurately. Had fun with them but discovered I liked the bolt gun much better. Sold them and never looked back.

 

[Toolbreaker]

Buy a gun, trick it out just the way you want it, lose interest and sell it at a loss?

I edited your post a little. Yep, many times. Anymore, I like horse trading if possible. It kinda takes the sting out of it...sorta.

 

[abishai]

Acquisitions only ! Support your local gunsmith

 

[6.5 forever]

Buy a gun, trick it out just the way you want it, lose interest and sell it?







I just recently bought my first AR15. I have it exactly how I think I want it and now am over it all together. It is just not my thing.

I did the same thing twice!!
Both were AR's.....

 

[Tesoro]

Every gun I have ever owned. And about every other 'toy'. Obviously I am not a competition shooter and must have some form of mental disorder never being satisfied with what I have and everything has to be 'modded' to improve it. But I am not crazy because I acknowledge my mental state.

 

[SSL]

Ashamed to admit, but I once traded a gun only to trade it back from a different seller two years later...and it wasn't anything all that special. Just a Ruger .41 Mag. As to the ones I really should have kept...I don't want to talk about it.

 

[6.5 forever]

Ashamed to admit, but I once traded a gun only to trade it back from a different seller two years later...and it wasn't anything all that special. Just a Ruger .41 Mag. As to the ones I really should have kept...I don't want to talk about it.

That could be the title of another thread...
THE ONE I SHOULD HAVE KEPT.

 

[joshb]

Don’t sell it! Put it away. Someday you might come back to it. I put mine away for 5 years, I’m enjoying it again now. Glad I kept it!

 

[SSL]

That could be the title of another thread...
THE ONE I SHOULD HAVE KEPT.

Except I don't think the Boss would like the length of my list. "War and Peace" is shorter.

 

[Downhill]

Got four safes full of guns that I got "bored" with. Always looking for the next one. Can't bring myself to sell the old ones. Every once in awhile I'll pull out one just to see if she still groups.